Steve Darcis
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Steve Darcis (Script error: No such module "IPA".,[1][2] born 13 March 1984) is a Belgian coach and former professional tennis player. In his career, he won two ATP titles and achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 38 on 22 May 2017.
Personal life
Steve Darcis was born in Liège the son of Marie Agnes, a sports instructor, and Alain Darcis, a tennis coach. He has a sister named Céline. Growing up, he looked up at Pete Sampras.[3] On 29 May 2013, his girlfriend Lauranne gave birth to daughter Camille.[4][5]
Professional career
Juniors
As a junior, Darcis compiled a singles win–loss record of 73–32, reaching as high as No. 8 in the junior world singles rankings in May 2002 (and No. 15 in doubles). He reached the semifinals at the 2002 Wimbledon Championships boys' singles event.
2007–2009
Darcis won his first ATP World Tour event at the Dutch Open in July 2007 and achieved his first top-100 ranking on 26 November 2007 after winning a Challenger event in Finland.
Darcis competed at the 2008 Australian Open and the French Open, losing in the first round in both. He and Olivier Rochus, however, reached the quarterfinals of the doubles tournament at the French Open. He reached the second round at the US Open. He won a second ATP event at Memphis in March, defeating Robin Söderling in the final.[6] He reached the final of the Dutch Open again, but lost to Albert Montañés.[7]
In 2009, Darcis played in three Grand Slam tournaments, the Australian Open, Wimbledon, and the US Open, reaching the second round only at Wimbledon. He also reached the quarterfinals at Queen's Club.
2010–present
Darcis qualified for the 2010 Qatar Open, retiring in his third-round match against Rafael Nadal. He failed to qualify for the Australian Open.
At the 2011 French Open, Darcis advanced to the main draw as a qualifier, and in the first round pulled off a shock victory over 22nd seed Michaël Llodra. Darcis followed this up by beating Philipp Petzschner, to advance into the third round, where he was defeated by Frenchman Gaël Monfils in straight sets.
Darcis made the quarterfinals in Vienna, beating Nikolay Davydenko on the way, but was defeated by Daniel Brands.
In 2012, Darcis made the final of the Dallas Challenger tournament but lost to Jesse Levine. At the Eastbourne International, he defeated Matthew Ebden,[8] Marcos Baghdatis,[9] and Marinko Matosevic[10] to face Andy Roddick in the semifinals. Darcis retired a set down at 1–3 due to a back injury.[11]
At the 2012 Summer Olympics, Darcis beat Tomáš Berdych in the first round.[12]
In the first round at the 2013 Wimbledon Championships on 24 June, Darcis defeated fifth-seeded Rafael Nadal in straight sets.[13] This made him the first player ever to defeat Nadal in the first round of any major tournament. Darcis was ranked 130 places lower than Nadal. At the time, he was the lowest-ranked player ever to beat Nadal in a Grand Slam tournament.[14] It was announced prior to his second-round match that he had withdrawn due to a shoulder injury sustained in the Nadal match.[15]
In the 2017 Australian Open, Darcis defeated Sam Groth and Diego Schwartzman both in four sets to reach the third round, tying his best Grand Slam result to date (in singles). He was taken out by Andreas Seppi despite winning the first set of the match.[16]
In October 2019, Darcis confirmed his plans to retire after the 2020 Australian Open due to elbow pain since the 2019 Wimbledon Championships.[17]
Coaching career
He is currently coaching Belgian players Raphael Collignon and Gauthier Onclin.[18]
ATP career finals
Singles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)
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| Result | W–L | Template:NsDateTemplate:Ns | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | [[2007 Dutch Open – Singles|Template:Dts]] | Dutch Open, Netherlands | 250 Series | Clay | Template:Flagicon Werner Eschauer | 6–1, 7–6(7–1) |
| Win | 2–0 | [[2008 Regions Morgan Keegan Championships – Singles|Template:Dts]] | U.S. National Indoor Championships, United States | 500 Series | Hard (i) | Template:Flagicon Robin Söderling | 6–3, 7–6(7–5) |
| Loss | 2–1 | [[2008 Dutch Open – Singles|Template:Dts]] | Dutch Open, Netherlands | 250 Series | Clay | Template:Flagicon Albert Montañés | 6–1, 5–7, 3–6 |
Challenger and Futures finals
Singles: 39 (19–20)
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| Result | W–L | Template:NsDateTemplate:Ns | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Template:Dts | Great Britain F10, Glasgow | Futures | Hard (i) | Template:Flagicon Andy Murray | 3–6, 6–3, 3–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Template:Dts | Czech Rep. F6, Hrotovice | Futures | Carpet | Template:Flagicon Jan Mašík | 3–6, 6–2, 6–2 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Template:Dts | Italy F5, Padova | Futures | Clay | Template:Flagicon José Antonio Sánchez de Luna | 3–6, 7–6(8–6), 6–7(8–10) |
| Loss | 1–3 | Template:Dts | Germany F11, Trier | Futures | Clay | Template:Flagicon Éric Prodon | 3–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 1–4 | Template:Dts | Germany F1, Nußloch | Futures | Carpet (i) | Template:Flagicon Robin Vik | 2–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 2–4 | Template:Dts | France F1, Deauville | Futures | Clay (i) | Template:Flagicon Olivier Vandewiele | 6–2, 6–1 |
| Win | 3–4 | Template:Dts | France F2, Feucherolles | Futures | Hard (i) | Template:Flagicon Jean-Michel Péquery | 6–4, 7–6(7–1) |
| Win | 4–4 | Template:Dts | France F4, Lille | Futures | Hard (i) | Template:Flagicon Roman Valent | 7–5, 6–3 |
| Loss | 4–5 | Template:Dts | Kolding, Denmark | Challenger | Hard (i) | Template:Flagicon Dmitry Tursunov | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 4–6 | Template:Dts | Eckental, Germany | Challenger | Carpet (i) | Template:Flagicon Michael Berrer | 3–6, 6–4, 4–6 |
| Loss | 4–7 | Template:Dts | France F7, Angers | Futures | Clay (i) | Template:Flagicon Stéphane Bohli | 6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–4), 3–6 |
| Win | 5–7 | Template:Dts | France F6, Angers | Futures | Clay (i) | Template:Flagicon Xavier Pujo | 3–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 6–7 | Template:Dts | Turkey F3, Belek | Futures | Clay | Template:Flagicon Dušan Karol | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Win | 7–7 | Template:Dts | Helsinki, Finland | Challenger | Hard (i) | Template:Flagicon Tobias Kamke | 6–3, 1–6, 6–4 |
| Loss | 7–8 | [[2009 UniCredit Czech Open – Singles|Template:Dts]] | Prostějov, Czech Republic | Challenger | Clay | Template:Flagicon Jan Hájek | 2–6, 6–1, 4–6 |
| Loss | 7–9 | [[2010 Open Barletta – Singles|Template:Dts]] | Barletta, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Template:Flagicon Pere Riba | 3–6, 0–0 ret. |
| Win | 8–9 | [[2010 Zucchetti Kos Tennis Cup – Singles|Template:Dts]] | Cordenons, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Template:Flagicon Daniel Muñoz de la Nava | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Loss | 8–10 | [[2010 Ethias Trophy – Singles|Template:Dts]] | Mons, Belgium | Challenger | Hard (i) | Template:Flagicon Adrian Mannarino | 5–7, 2–6 |
| Win | 9–10 | [[2011 The Hague Open – Singles|Template:Dts]] | Scheveningen, Netherlands | Challenger | Clay | Template:Flagicon Marsel İlhan | 6–3, 4–6, 6–2 |
| Win | 10–10 | [[2011 Trani Cup – Singles|Template:Dts]] | Trani, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Template:Flagicon Leonardo Mayer | 4–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
| Loss | 10–11 | [[2012 Challenger of Dallas – Singles|Template:Dts]] | Dallas, United States | Challenger | Hard (i) | Template:Flagicon Jesse Levine | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 10–12 | [[2013 Prosperita Open – Singles|Template:Dts]] | Ostrava, Czech Republic | Challenger | Clay | Template:Flagicon Jiří Veselý | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 11–12 | Template:Dts | Netherlands F5, Enschede | Futures | Clay | Template:Flagicon Thomas Schoorel | 7–6(7–2), 6–1 |
| Loss | 11–13 | Template:Dts | Belgium F1, Damme | Futures | Clay | Template:Flagicon Joris De Loore | 5–7, 3–6 |
| Loss | 11–14 | Template:Dts | Belgium F7, Middelkerke | Futures | Clay | Template:Flagicon Niels Desein | 3–6, 6–3, 6–7(6–8) |
| Win | 12–14 | Template:Dts | Belgium F10, Eupen | Futures | Clay | Template:Flagicon Richard Becker | 7–6(7–5), 6–1 |
| Win | 13–14 | Template:Dts | Belgium F14, Arlon | Futures | Clay | Template:Flagicon Scott Griekspoor | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Loss | 13–15 | [[2014 Ethias Trophy – Singles|Template:Dts]] | Mons, Belgium | Challenger | Hard (i) | Template:Flagicon David Goffin | 3–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 14–15 | [[2014 Open de Rennes – Singles|Template:Dts]] | Rennes, France | Challenger | Hard (i) | Template:Flagicon Nicolas Mahut | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Win | 15–15 | [[2015 BNP Paribas de Nouvelle-Calédonie – Singles|Template:Dts]] | Nouméa, New Caledonia | Challenger | Hard | Template:Flagicon Adrián Menéndez Maceiras | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Win | 16–15 | [[2016 Open Sopra Steria de Lyon – Singles|Template:Dts]] | Lyon, France | Challenger | Clay | Template:Flagicon Thiago Monteiro | 3–6, 6–2, 6–0 |
| Loss | 16–16 | [[2016 Internationaux de Tennis de Blois – Singles|Template:Dts]] | Blois, France | Challenger | Clay | Template:Flagicon Carlos Berlocq | 2–6, 0–6 |
| Loss | 16–17 | [[2016 Svijany Open – Singles|Template:Dts]] | Liberec, Czech Republic | Challenger | Clay | Template:Flagicon Arthur De Greef | 6–7(4–7), 3–6 |
| Win | 17–17 | [[2016 STRABAG Challenger Open – Singles|Template:Dts]] | Trnava, Slovakia | Challenger | Clay | Template:Flagicon Jordi Samper Montaña | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 17–18 | [[2016 WHB Hungarian Open – Singles|Template:Dts]] | Budapest, Hungary | Challenger | Hard (i) | Template:Flagicon Marius Copil | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 18–18 | [[2016 Bauer Watertechnology Cup – Singles|Template:Dts]] | Eckental, Germany | Challenger | Carpet (i) | Template:Flagicon Alex de Minaur | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 19–18 | [[2017 BNP Paribas Primrose Bordeaux – Singles|Template:Dts]] | Bordeaux, France | Challenger | Clay | Template:Flagicon Rogério Dutra Silva | 7–6(7–2), 4–6, 7–5 |
| Loss | 19–19 | [[2019 Challenger La Manche – Singles|Template:Dts]] | Cherbourg, France | Challenger | Hard (i) | Template:Flagicon Ugo Humbert | 7–6(8–6), 3–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 19–20 | [[2019 Challenger Eckental – Singles|Template:Dts]] | Eckental, Germany | Challenger | Hard (i) | Template:Flagicon Jiří Veselý | 4–6, 6–4, 3–6 |
Doubles: 10 (6–4)
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Performance timelines
Singles
Current through the 2019 Swiss Open Gstaad.
| Tournament | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | SR | W–L | |
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| Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | Q2 | A | 1R | 1R | Q3 | A | 1R | 1R | A | Q3 | 1R | 3R | A | 1R | Q1 | 0 / 7 | 2–8 | |
| French Open | A | A | Q1 | Q3 | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | 3R | 1R | 1R | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | A | Q3 | A | 0 / 9 | 4–9 | |
| Wimbledon | A | A | Q2 | A | A | 1R | 2R | A | Q2 | 1R | 2R* | Q2 | 1R | A | 2R | A | 2R | NH | 0 / 7 | 4–6 | |
| US Open | A | A | A | Q1 | 1R | 2R | 1R | A | 2R | 2R | A | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | A | 1R | A | 0 / 10 | 5–10 | |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 3–4 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0 / 33 | 15–33 | |
| National representation | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Summer Olympics | NH | Not Held | NH | 1R | Not Held | 3R | Not Held | A | Not Held | 0 / 2 | 2–2 | ||||||||||
| Davis Cup | A | A | PO | A | A | 1R | PO | 1R | 1R | PO | 1R | PO | F | PO | F | A | GS | A | 0 / 6 | 23–12 | |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 4–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0 / 7 | 25–14 | |
| ATP World Tour Masters 1000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Indian Wells Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | A | 2R | Q1 | A | A | A | A | A | A | NH | 0 / 2 | 2–2 | |
| Miami Open | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | 1R | A | A | 1R | Q1 | A | 3R | A | A | A | A | NH | 0 / 3 | 2–3 | |
| Monte-Carlo Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q2 | A | A | Q2 | Q1 | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | NH | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | |
| Madrid Open | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | NH | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | |
| Italian Open | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | NH | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | |
| Canadian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |
| Cincinnati Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |
| Shanghai Masters | NMS | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | ||||||
| Paris Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |
| German Open | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | Not Masters Series | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | ||||||||||||
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 9 | 5–9 | |
| Career statistics | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | Career | |||
| Tournaments | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 128 | ||
| Titles / Finals | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 1 | 1 / 2 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 2 / 3 | ||
| Overall win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 6–2 | 21–23 | 6–18 | 6–6 | 9–6 | 22–17 | 5–6 | 0–3 | 12–13 | 4–5 | 20–20 | 0–0 | 5–12 | 2–2 | 119–136 | ||
| Year-end ranking | 482 | 368 | 153 | 483 | 86 | 61 | 122 | 109 | 88 | 93 | 164 | 160 | 86 | 86 | 77 | n/a | 157 | n/a | Template:Tennis win percentage | ||
* Darcis withdrew before the second round match at the 2013 Wimbledon.
Doubles
| Tournament | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | SR | W–L |
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| Australian Open | 1R | 1R | 2R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 3 | 1–3 |
| French Open | QF | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | 1R | A | 1R | A | A | 0 / 4 | 3–4 |
| Wimbledon | 1R | A | A | A | 3R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 2–2 |
| US Open | 1R | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | 1R | A | 3R | A | A | 0 / 4 | 2–4 |
| Win–loss | 3–4 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 13 | 8–13 |
Wins over top-10 opponents
| No. | Opponent | Rank | Event | Surface | Round | Score | SDR |
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| 1. | Template:Flagicon Tomáš Berdych | 7 | Olympics, United Kingdom | Grass | 1R | 6–4, 6–4 | 75 |
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| 2. | Template:Flagicon Rafael Nadal | 5 | Wimbledon, United Kingdom | Grass | 1R | 7–6(7–4), 7–6(10–8), 6–4 | 135 |
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| 3. | Template:Flagicon Pablo Carreño Busta | 10 | China Open, China | Hard | 1R | 6–0, 6–4 | 73 |
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